Great to see that this thread is active. It looks like I'll be leaving you guys. I ultimately decided to attend a MD school. Good luck to all and for those of you waiting - I hope you get my seat.
is anyone doing dental insurance too? i'm debating if it's worth it.
HI all, I've got Blue Cross' young person plan, it goes by the name of Tonik. So far it's been great. There are 3 levels to the plan and mine costs about $100 a month. More expensive than the Western plan but not by too much.
http://www.tonikhealth.com/ca/
Anyone else have a good plan they are on?
Does anyone know what address we have to send our transcripts too??
Thx!
hey cowslayer-
thanks for the post. I think everyone here has the understanding that med school won't be a cakewalk, but could you elaborate on how it was difficult for you? Also, what are your plans this summer? What do most people do between their 1st and 2nd years? Thanks for the info.
Admissions Office
WesternU/COMP
309 E. Second St.
Pomona, CA 91766-1854
Just want to share with you guys a good delivery service for lunch once school starts. This place has authentic Taiwanese style lunchboxes w/ no m.s.g. and all at 5.50 each, all quite tasty and filling too. They deliver to Pomona if you can get a min of 6 orders.
http://6263227500.com/default.aspx
What else do people do for lunch aside from bringing it from home? Any other delivery/nearby stores?
I was wondering the same thing too. I know there's a Subway down the block. But there must be other places within walking distance or a short drive.
What else do people do for lunch aside from bringing it from home? Any other delivery/nearby stores?
I was on the high alternate list, but a friend stated that there were only a few (maybe 15) with this designation. So, if that's true, the regular list should be moving soon too.Congratulations Doc4God. Mind if I ask you which waitlisted you were pulled from? (High alternate, regular, low?)
Hey thanks...I'll look that up tonight and join you!Congrats on getting in Doc4God! Isn't it just the greatest feeling in the world? Have you already joined our facebook group, cause if not, you should. There are plans in the works for all of us to get together at the beach before classes start, so everyone should come. If you want more information, just join the Facebook group COMP 2011. Hope to see you all there!
Congrats on getting in Doc4God! Isn't it just the greatest feeling in the world? Have you already joined our facebook group, cause if not, you should. There are plans in the works for all of us to get together at the beach before classes start, so everyone should come. If you want more information, just join the Facebook group COMP 2011. Hope to see you all there!
Sounds good to me! I'll try to get on there soon.
Anyone know the dates for orientation?
Western University Welcome Week is August 6 to 10.
Western COMP Orientation is August 8, 9, & 10.
White Coat Ceremony is Saturday, August 11.
Start of class is Monday, August 13.
Other dates:
If you sign up for ISAC, that is June 18 to August 3.
If you sign up for the Summer Medical Sciences Prep Program, that is July 2 to July 27.
Do you know if you can get on this plan if you're a resident of another state, but attending school in CA?
Thanks kaelaq! I was wondering if I should email Dr. Keuhn or wait for mail.
I'm a high alternate waitlister at Western but already decided to attend DMU...Could some MSII/I or even MS 1/4 share some of your thought why would you pick Western over other school??
Hey flyfisher,
Of your 220 students, how many actually go to class regularly? I heard from other COMP 2010 students that they're not going to lecture. Is that true, because I want to get a feeling of the "school culture" & class attendance?
But you do go to the required gross anatomy, OMM, & ECM labs? How are the labs split up, since I imagine not everyone is doing lab at the same time?
Hey these are good questions. Well I'd say about 1/2 of our students are in lecture now and I'm here, but obviously not paying much attention. after anatomy class which is the first class, lecture attendance is not required. I use going to class as a time management tool, other people prefer to watch the lectures on video because you can speed it up/pause it. The video is all streaming on the web.
Anatomy is the very first class and there are quizes at the beginning of each class... they are group/open note quizes done online, but you never know exactly when they are going to be taken so people just go to class. The class hour is after lab usually at 1pm. Lab is in the morning and you attend lab every other day. There are groups of 8 for each cadaver and four people work on it at one time.
We have ECM once a week and it is split up into many groups, so in the course of an afternoon you probably have a standardized patient encounter in a group of 6, 2 or alone and then a discussion with a doctor afterwards. some people get frustrated because sometimes you won't start your ECM until 4 or later while other people get to start right at 1. I think our ECM is pretty good. I've learned alot about H&P and presenting a patient to a doc.
For OMM we are all in the OMM lab at once, but there are fellows and TAs assisting. there is 1 TA for 4 students and 12 fellows for the whole class in addition to 5 or 6 faculty. There are also reviews and workshops put on by the OMM club (UAAO) which are really valuable for learning, and its usually small group learning directly with really experienced faculty and visiting cliniciancs.
The culture is nice here... we had a website with shared study materials www.comp2010.org. Also lots of study charts and guides get sent out by email.Our class is pretty laid back and fun, there is probably about 5% that is in the front row and uptight/asks questions etc.
Additionally, the second years are really supportive and helpful. we all have a specific second year that is our "COMPanion" that we meet in the fall. Mine lets me borrow books, sends me notes etc.
So this is probably more than you wanted to know, if you have any further questions just ask!!
-flyfisher
I am an incoming COMP student, I am looking for housing.